25 February 2014, at approx. 4:08 pm, emergency personnel
responded to Stockton Road near Mill Villa road for a reported vehicle
vs. pedestrian accident. When officers arrived they located the male
pedestrian over an embankment, where he had landed following the
collision.
It was determined from witnesses that a 2006 Ford pick-up was
westbound on Stockton Road, when a male pedestrian, who was walking
eastbound along the north shoulder, intentionally jumped in front of the
pick-up. The pedestrian was three feet into the traffic lane when he
was struck by the right front of the Ford truck. The force of the impact
launched the pedestrian over an embankment and down a small ravine.
The pedestrian suffered major trauma as the result of the impact
with the vehicle, pavement and vegetation. The pedestrian was air
lifted to a Modesto hospital and is in critical condition.
The investigation into this matter is continuing.